Basketball ****BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKETS****

[Alum-Ni]

CLASS A

First Round - Wednesday, March 6
at Pinnacle Bank Arena

#1 Bellevue West (24-1) - 1:30 PM
#8 Omaha Creighton Prep (17-7)

#4 Omaha North (21-3) - 3:15 PM
#5 Omaha Central (16-8)

#2 Millard North (21-2) - 6:00 PM
#7 Gretna (20-5)

#3 Omaha Westside (20-4) - 7:45 PM
#6 Lincoln Southeast (19-7)

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CLASS B

First Round - Thursday, March 7
at Pinnacle Bank Arena

#1 Crete (25-0) - 1:30 PM
#8 Platteview (14-10)

#4 Omaha Skutt (17-6) - 3:15 PM
#5 Elkhorn (17-4)

#2 Norris (22-2) - 6:00 PM
#7 Bennington (17-8)

#3 Scottsbluff (19-6) - 7:45 PM
#6 Omaha Roncalli (17-8)

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CLASS C1

First Round - Thursday, March 7
at Devaney Sports Center

#1 Omaha Concordia (24-2) - 9:00 AM
#8 Malcolm (19-7)

#4 Ogallala (22-4) - 10:45 AM
#5 Wahoo (20-5)

#2 Ashland-Greenwood (24-2) - 1:30 PM
#7 Doniphan-Trumbull (22-2)

#3 Auburn (26-0) - 3:15 PM
#6 Douglas County West (22-3)

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CLASS C2

First Round - Wednesday, March 6
at Devaney Sports Center

#1 Amherst (23-2) - 9:00 AM
#8 Bridgeport (21-5)

#4 Summerland (21-3) - 10:45 AM
#5 Cross County (22-5)

#2 Ponca (22-2) - 1:30 PM
#7 Norfolk Catholic (17-8)

#3 Hartington Cedar Catholic (19-6) - 3:15 PM
#6 Lincoln Lutheran (17-8)

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CLASS D1

First Round - Thursday, March 7
at Pinnacle Bank Arena

#1 North Platte St. Patrick's (21-3) - 9:00 AM
#8 Guardian Angels Central Catholic (13-13)

#4 Ainsworth (18-7) - 10:45 AM
#5 Dundy County-Stratton (22-5)

at Devaney Sports Center

#2 Johnson-Brock (25-0) - 6:00 PM
#7 Riverside (19-7)

#3 Ansley/Litchfield (20-3) - 7:45 PM
#6 Plainview (17-7)

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CLASS D2

First Round - Wednesday, March 6
at Pinnacle Bank Arena

#1 Shelton (23-1) - 9:00 AM
#8 Humphrey St. Francis (17-7)

#4 Wynot (17-7) - 10:45 AM
#5 O'Neill St. Mary's (18-6)

at Devaney Sports Center

#2 Maywood/Hayes Center (22-3) - 6:00 PM
#7 Elm Creek (16-8)

#3 Walthill (18-4) - 7:45 PM
#6 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (17-7)

 

[northeastNebraska]

Quick thoughts:

A: Go Gretna, keeping winning for Feek and his family.
B: Crete vs Skutt/Elkhorn winner will be good.
C1: Ogallala and Wahoo...over/under 130?
C2: Wide open.
D1: If the top seeds win, could be some GREAT semifinal games.
D2: Shelton would have been better off as the #2 IMO. That 1 vs 8 is tough and the 4 vs 5 will be tough as well.

 

[BlueBud10]

Quick thoughts:

A: Go Gretna, keeping winning for Feek and his family.
B: Crete vs Skutt/Elkhorn winner will be good.
C1: Ogallala and Wahoo...over/under 130?
C2: Wide open.
D1: If the top seeds win, could be some GREAT semifinal games.
D2: Shelton would have been better off as the #2 IMO. That 1 vs 8 is tough and the 4 vs 5 will be tough as well.

C1: bottom is brutal, tough class in general. 1-7 could be in semis easy.

C2: bottom side once again brutal. Any of those 4 could win it. Amherst has a tricky one with Bridgeport off the bat but that top half is much easier.

D1: Top side could probably go three ways, JB a class of their own on bottom.

D2: You nailed it. That's a rough road for Shelton. Bottom seems wide open as I'm not sure there's much difference between the 4.

 

[northeastNebraska]

C1: bottom is brutal, tough class in general. 1-7 could be in semis easy.

C2: bottom side once again brutal. Any of those 4 could win it. Amherst has a tricky one with Bridgeport off the bat but that top half is much easier.

D1: Top side could probably go three ways, JB a class of their own on bottom.

D2: You nailed it. That's a rough road for Shelton. Bottom seems wide open as I'm not sure there's much difference between the 4.

If Bridgeport comes out of that game against Amherst, would not shock me to see them beat Cross County or Summerland.

 

[Cornicator]

CLASS A

First Round - Wednesday, March 6
at Pinnacle Bank Arena

#1 Bellevue West (24-1) - 1:30 PM
#8 Omaha Creighton Prep (17-7)

#4 Omaha North (21-3) - 3:15 PM
#5 Omaha Central (16-8)

#2 Millard North (21-2) - 6:00 PM
#7 Gretna (20-5)

#3 Omaha Westside (20-4) - 7:45 PM
#6 Lincoln Southeast (19-7)

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CLASS B

First Round - Thursday, March 7
at Pinnacle Bank Arena

#1 Crete (25-0) - 1:30 PM
#8 Platteview (14-10)

#4 Omaha Skutt (17-6) - 3:15 PM
#5 Elkhorn (17-4)

#2 Norris (22-2) - 6:00 PM
#7 Bennington (17-8)

#3 Scottsbluff (19-6) - 7:45 PM
#6 Omaha Roncalli (17-8)

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CLASS C1

First Round - Thursday, March 7
at Devaney Sports Center

#1 Omaha Concordia (24-2) - 9:00 AM
#8 Malcolm (19-7)

#4 Ogallala (22-4) - 10:45 AM
#5 Wahoo (20-5)

#2 Ashland-Greenwood (24-2) - 1:30 PM
#7 Doniphan-Trumbull (22-2)

#3 Auburn (26-0) - 3:15 PM
#6 Douglas County West (22-3)

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CLASS C2

First Round - Wednesday, March 6
at Devaney Sports Center

#1 Amherst (23-2) - 9:00 AM
#8 Bridgeport (21-5)

#4 Summerland (21-3) - 10:45 AM
#5 Cross County (22-5)

#2 Ponca (22-2) - 1:30 PM
#7 Norfolk Catholic (17-8)

#3 Hartington Cedar Catholic (19-6) - 3:15 PM
#6 Lincoln Lutheran (17-8)

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CLASS D1

First Round - Thursday, March 7
at Pinnacle Bank Arena

#1 North Platte St. Patrick's (21-3) - 9:00 AM
#8 Guardian Angels Central Catholic (13-13)

#4 Ainsworth (18-7) - 10:45 AM
#5 Dundy County-Stratton (22-5)

at Devaney Sports Center

#2 Johnson-Brock (25-0) - 6:00 PM
#7 Riverside (19-7)

#3 Ansley/Litchfield (20-3) - 7:45 PM
#6 Plainview (17-7)

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CLASS D2

First Round - Wednesday, March 6
at Pinnacle Bank Arena

#1 Shelton (23-1) - 9:00 AM
#8 Humphrey St. Francis (17-7)

#4 Wynot (17-7) - 10:45 AM
#5 O'Neill St. Mary's (18-6)

at Devaney Sports Center

#2 Maywood/Hayes Center (22-3) - 6:00 PM
#7 Elm Creek (16-8)

#3 Walthill (18-4) - 7:45 PM
#6 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (17-7)

Class A - Westside because they have the best player in the State and he goes off.
Class B- Crete is a Juggernaut - They finish a perfect season.
Class C1- Ashland-Greenwood because dynasties exist.
Class C2 - Ponca, but Ponca vs. Summerland gives us the game of the year with 2 OTs.
Class D1 - Johnson-Brock rolls by 30 in the title game after NP SPs plays a double OT game with Ainsworth in the 2nd round.
Class D2 - Shelton cruises after never playing a close game all tournament.

 

[GrizzzlyPanda]

Class A - Bell West vs. Millard North Final, gotta take Bell West to avenge their lone loss.
Class B - Top of this bracket is brutal. I think we get what should be the state final take place in the semis between Crete and Skutt. Winner of that game, takes home the ship.
Class C1 - I think the same goes with C1 as in B. The winner of the semi game between Auburn and Ashland Greenwood takes home the title.
Class C2 - Nobody in this class has the size to matchup with Norfolk Catholic. I have them as the surprise of the tournament and reaching the state final, where they lose to Amherst. This class is WIDE open.
Class D1 - We get a rematch of last years state final between JB and NPSP. And I think we get the same result, JB finishes a perfect season 28-0.
Class D2 - I would be absolutely stunned if someone played Shelton within 10 points in this tournament. If it is going to be anyone, it will be Wynot, but with a starter out with an ACL, who would likely be matched on either the Simmons kid, or Bombeck, I don't think Wynot has the ability to guard those two guys.

 

[ClkTwr2011]

Crete, Auburn, and Johnson-Brock are undefeated.

Is it unusual to have 3 potential perfect seasons?

I am excited about this tournament field. I will be at all 6 games next Saturday.

 

[Alum-Ni]

Crete, Auburn, and Johnson-Brock are undefeated.

Is it unusual to have 3 potential perfect seasons?

I am excited about this tournament field. I will be at all 6 games next Saturday.

I feel pretty confident about J-B and Crete's chances to run the table. Auburn is capable, but they have the toughest path.